A natural fire that started on Tuesday afternoon north of the San Bernardino Mountains had exploded to 2,000 hectares at night, driven by strong wind and low humidity, officials said. It had led to evacuation assignments and endangered several properties, officials said.
The vegetation fire threatened several buildings in and around Apple Valley, a city of around 75,000 people about 60 miles northeast of the center of Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Firefighters fought to conquer the fire, which was zero percent on Tuesday evening.
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department issued An evacuation warrant for an area about four miles wide on the outskirts of the city, warning for an extreme threat to life. A number of ranches seemed to be in the evacuation zone.
The fire broke out of approximately 2.30 pm, according to Cal Fire, and the cause of it was investigated.
“Fire behavior is intensified because of the shifting of weather conditions, including increasing wind and low humidity, which contributes to rapid fire spread,” Cal Fire said in a statement.
The area experienced a gloss of around 22 miles per hour on Tuesday evening, according to the weather service.
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